Ottawa has confirmed the death of Canadian mining executive Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is working on the investigation with authorities in the west African country. (The Canadian Press)

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Dellen Millard and Mark Smich will spend at least 25 years behind bars for the murder of Laura Babcock, on top of the 25 years each received for killing a Hamilton man. Babcock’s dad called the two men “horrible specimens of humanity.”

The mayor of La Loche, Saskatchewan, says a ruling to sentence a young gunman who killed four people in 2016 as an adult is “the right decision.” Robert St. Pierre says lessons must be learned from the tragedy.

The chief of Tina Fontaine’s home community says Sagkeeng First Nation will be “hurting” after a man was found not guilty Thursday in the teen’s death in 2014. A jury in Winnipeg acquitted Raymond Cormier of second-degree murder.

In a 2014 police interrogation video shown to court in February, Raymond Cormier told investigators about the last time he saw Tina Fontaine. Cormier has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the Indigenous girl’s death.

An attorney linked to former Trump campaign official Rick Gates admitted Tuesday he lied to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators. An Associated Press reporter says Mueller is sending a clear message that he won't tolerate lying.

Nikolas Cruz, the man accused of shooting and killing 17 at a Florida high school was back in court Monday for a status hearing.

Lawyers for two men found guilty of murdering three Alberta family members say their sentences of life without eligibility of parole for 25 years are “fair.” The Crown had sought extra time in prison for Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank.

Relatives of Colten Boushie spoke after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the handling of the Indigenous man’s killing. Cousin Jade Tootoosis said ministers who have sympathized with the family showed they were “human beings.”